What started with as a simple Boat
Now it's a complicated Cruise Ship
This shows that there is something invented day-in and day-out, which proves that it has always been the time of
INVENTING THE FUTURE
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
~Thomas A. Edison
Let's enter into such world !
We know that Great minds don't think alike, so "Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them." ~ Albert Einstien
PATENT is the path for such prevention.
Welcome to the world of
PATENTS
1421- First patent recorded on "RIVER TRANSPORT VESSEL", granted in Florence to the architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi
Knowing the first recorded Patent in the World, it's time to know when India got its first Patent
Indian Patent No. 1 (March 3, 1856) "An Efficient Punkah-Pulling Machine”
George Alfred DePenning, Calcutta, India
Now it's evident that the history of Indian Patent Legislation dates back to 19th Century
With this let's look into the Patenting Procedure in INDIA
“The Patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things.”
~Abraham Lincoln
Word PATENT itself can lead to many questions, so an attempt has been made to lay down some Powerful questions which can evoke clarity, introspection and lead to enhanced creativity and provide solutions
Patent
It is a piece of intangible property of an inventor, for which the federal government gives a statutory expression for a period of time
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Natural Person/Individual
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Start-up
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Small Entity
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Others
FIRST - TO - FILE
It is recommended to file an application at Patent office for Patent at the earliest of the getting an idea or upon inventing a product or process
Patent application, can be:
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Basic/Ordinary Application
- Provisional Application
- Complete Application
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Convention Application
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Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Application
- PCT International Application
- PCT National Phase Application
Upon grant, 20 years of protection from the date of filing of the application
An Exclusive right to exclude others from making, selling or using your invention
Indian Patent Office located in:
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Delhi
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Mumbai
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Chennai
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Kolkata
Subject matter, must be:
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Novel
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Inventive
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Non-obvious
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Industrial Applicability
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Non-restrictive Subject Matter
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Gives statutory expression to the rights of creators and innovators ;
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Promotes creativity and innovation;
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Maintains balance against the public interest;
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Protect creations and innovations from potential infringers
Every creators and innovator must protect their creation of mind statutorily as
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
How can we help you?
We can provide end-to-end solution in the Patent process
Discussion of Invention
Filing of Patent Application
Request for Examination
Response to FER
Grant of Patent
Creation of Idea
Drafting of Patent Specification
Publication of Patent Application
Issuance of First Examination Report (FER)
Pre-grant Opposition
Post-grant Opposition
Have an idea or struck in any stage of Patenting process, reach us out for Consultation.